Alan - Last year (I think) there was an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about such plagiarism. I think it is more common than is generally acknowledged.
There is another form of plagiarism or intellectual dishonesty too, and that is being a grant reviewer and starting the proposed work in your own lab (or passing it to a colleague). This is especially a problem in well funded, competitive laboratories where there is extra money to pick up new projects, or take off on a project aligned with work already going on. I personally think the problem is a matter of ethics, or lack thereof. Diane Henshel On 10/3/06, Alan Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear All, > > I recently reviewed a manuscript that plagiarized from at least two > of my papers. Based on my findings, the editor quickly rejected the > manuscript and discouraged the authors from submitting it > elsewhere. After sharing the experience with my colleagues, I was > surprised at the disparity in their reactions. Some were disgusted > by the plagiarism (as I was), while others would have been flattered > if their text had been copied. Although I am happy to know that the > manuscript was rejected, I am not totally convinced that the > punishment (i.e., rejected manuscript) fit the crime given that the > manuscript may have been rejected anyway - regardless of the plagiarism. > > My questions to the group have to do with how you feel about > plagiarism and plagiarists. > > (1) Is this a common phenomenon? > (2) How should plagiarists be handled? > > Thanks for your feedback. > > Alan > > > > > Alan E. Wilson > CILER - University of Michigan > 2205 Commonwealth Blvd. > Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > office: 734-741-2293; cell: 770-722-9075; fax: 509-356-5349 > website: > http://ciler.snre.umich.edu/research/profiles/wilson/wilsonprofile.html > -- Diane Henshel Indiana University 1315 E 10th #340 Bloomington, IN 47405 812 855-4556 P 812 855-7802 F [EMAIL PROTECTED]
